Fox dominated Sunday’s primetime ratings race behind NFL action and above-average scores for its comedies, but NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” shined late as it returned to the lineup with nice gains over its most recent premiere. And at ABC, four-week musical comedy experiment “Galavant” posted solid numbers in its launch.

According to preliminary nationals from Nielsen, “Celebrity Apprentice” (2.3 rating/7 share in adults 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall) bowed with timeslot-winning numbers in the 18-49 demo, rising 35% (0.6) above its most recent season opener in March of 2013. In the demo, it beat the combined sc...